THE music of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Roy Orbison will reverberate through the Kingston City Hall next month. Sons of Sun tells the tale of Sun Records in Memphis, and the superstar artists who recorded there. The show debuted in 2012 in a small venue in Sydney, and has since been played at the Sydney Opera House. Edithvale playwright Kieran Carroll penned the script for the show. Sydney-based actor Matt Charleston features in the lead role alongside co-stars Victoria Beck and Ben Maclaine. The stage band is fronted by John Kennedy, and features former Wiggle Murray Cook…
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A MAN is wanted by police over thefts from a home in Clayton South. At around 8.40pm on 10 January, a man entered the garage of a house on Main Road. The door to the garage had been left unlocked, police say. Lamps were stolen from the property before the man left in a blue Nissan X-Trail. The car bore the cloned number plates 1OY6KH. Shortly afterward the car was used to steal petrol from a Clayton Road service station. An image of a man police wish to speak to has been released. Anyone with information can contact the Moorabbin…
CONSULTATION closes next week on the redevelopment plans for Peter Scullin Reserve. The Mordialloc reserve is set to receive upgrade works in the near future. A new playground is planned for the site. Kingston mayor Steve Staikos said “as part of the redevelopment we’d like to create an inclusive playspace for a wide range of age groups with both traditional play equipment combined with natural elements. But it’s really up to the community to tell us what they want and how they would like to see the area enhanced, to ensure our plans meet the needs of our community.” Visit…
THE third Kingston woman of the year will be announced next month. There are 24 nominees for this year’s award. The winner will receive the award at Kingston’s International Women’s Day celebration event on Friday, 5 March. The event will be hosted by 2020 Kingston woman of the year award and youth awards finalist Tara Graves. Indigenous Outreach Projects and Melbourne Djembe Group will perform, and Resilient Aspiring Women co-founder Mariam Issa will be the keynote speaker. The mayor Steve Staikos said “this year there are 24 exceptional nominees for the Kingston woman of the year award, who each contribute…
THE next stage of works at Chadwick Reserve have been signed off. A $3.2 million contract has been handed out by Kingston Council for “stage two” works at the Dingley Village reserve. Works are expected to include a new pavilion, a playground, BMX track upgrades, and a basketball half-court. Council has also approved spending $1.2 million on improvement works at Dolamore Athletics Track in Mentone. “This is a community that loves its sport and the existing aging facilities at Chadwick Reserve just didn’t meet their needs,” the mayor Steve Staikos said. “Last year we were able to provide the clubs…